Geo-engineering is the study and implementation of technical ways to change (and arguably improve) things like weather patterns, river paths, soils, climates and sea currents on Earth. Recently, geo-engineering has received special attention for efforts to combat global warming.

Saturday, May 5, 2007

Wave Power

Thirty years ago, Stephen Salter designed a floating canister that captured wave power by driving a generator from the motion of bobbing up and down on the waves.

Since that time, a lot of water has flowed under the bridge and many prototypes have been made.

Four students at University of British Columbia worked for four months on a prototype that makes 15 Watts of energy in 10 inch high waves.

Here's a video called Taming the waves, about a project in Cornwall (UK)